Clinical risk factors, bone density and fall history in the prediction of incident fracture among men and women.

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The FRAX(tr) algorithm uses clinical risk factors (CRF) and bone mineral density (BMD) to predict fracture risk but does not include falls history in the calculation. Using results from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, we examined the relative contributions of CRFs, BMD and falls history to fracture prediction. We studied 2299 participants at a baseline clinic that included completion of a health questionnaire and anthropometric data. A mean of 5.5years later (range 2.9-8.8years) subjects comp...

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Authors: Edwards, M; Jameson, K; Denison, H; Harvey, N; Sayer, A

• Publication status: Published
• Host title: Bone
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 541-547
• Publication date: 2013-02-01
• Event location: United States
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.11.006
• EISSN: 1873-2763
• ISSN: 8756-3282
• Keywords: Proportional Hazards Models; Humans; Bone Density; Male; Accidental Falls; ROC Curve; Incidence; Fractures, Bone; Femur Neck; Aged; Risk Factors; Female; Great Britain